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Uber jumps on electric vehicle bandwagon

Uber jumps on electric vehicle bandwagon to fight air pollution! Uber announced a £150 million fund to tackle UK air pollution and offer a diesel scrappage scheme. They want to encourage their drivers to switch to electric or hybrid vehicles. Their aim is for all vehicles in London using its …

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BMW electric dreams are big

BMW electric dreams are big. Just a quick update to my previous electric car posts. I see report from BMW says that they have 25 electric and hybrid models by 2025 for sale, twelve of which will be entirely electric. They also say that they will have more than 200,000 …

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France to explore new law to ban oil & gas production

France to explore new law to ban oil & gas production. In a previous post I wrote about France’s plan to end the sale of new diesel and petrol cars by 2040. I notice a new plan now being considered is to introduce a law to ban the production of …

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Scotland to phase out new petrol and diesel cars

Scotland to phase out new petrol and diesel cars. Scotland has announced plans to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2032. That’s eight years ahead of the rest of the UK. Why not have some unity here and plan together? No wonder BREXIT is a complete nightmare when …

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End of Petrol and diesel in France?

End of Petrol and diesel in France? I noticed a very interesting report recently that really grabbed my attention. The end of petrol & diesel engines The ecology minister for France, Nicolas Hulot, has a vision that by 2040 you will not be able to buy a diesel or petrol …

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Beginning of the end of the car internal combustion engine?

Beginning of the end of the car internal combustion engine? Volvo announced today (5th July 2007) that it intends to build all new cars from 2019 with electric motors. According to the statement released, Volvo cars will either be electric or hybrid from 2019. With Tesla announcing the new low …